The first time he saw her was on a rainy day. She'd gone to buy a school uniform, but it started raining on her way back. She ran through the rain with her classmates, her skin bright and fair, her smile clear and radiant. He was the one who fell for her first.
When he saw her again, the little girl in a school uniform had grown into a poised and graceful young woman, like a wild rose on the earth, bright red and blazing.
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"I'll ask you one more time. Are we going to be together? If you want to, turn around. I'll carry you, and we'll go eat together. If you don't, then leave right now. I'll just consider my eight years of youth wasted on a dog." (He didn't mean to compare her to a dog. He just wanted to make his long wait sound a little less pathetic.)
He waited nervously. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt her weight settle on his back. "Let's go get some food."
The foul-mouthed little prince of Zu'an * clear-headed, helplessly smitten, goofy girl / he
Theme: I bet you'll come back and we'll end up together
